A strong ridge of high pressure brought the hottest weather of the year to Utah as a system moved across the state. The weather pattern brought widespread temperatures that challenged records from Saturday through early the following week.
High temperatures climbed above 100 degrees in many valley locations, while parts of southern Utah approached 110 degrees. In northern Utah, including the Wasatch Front and Cache Valley, temperatures were expected to peak on Sunday, with several locations facing the possibility of breaking daily, monthly, and all-time high temperature records.
The event was characterized as a prolonged heat event due to the combination of extreme daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows. Many valleys were expected to only cool into the 70s overnight, which limited recovery from the daytime heat and increased the risk of heat-related illness.
Extreme heat warnings remained in effect for much of Utah through the weekend and into early the following week.
While conditions were mostly dry with clear skies, the dry air and hot temperatures kept wildfire danger elevated, particularly across southern Utah. A pattern change was expected for the following week as monsoon moisture moved back into the region, bringing increasing thunderstorm chances and a growing flash flood threat, especially in southern Utah.
